lock-down
Mandatory stay indoors
A lock-down is a security protocol confining people to a location during an emergency—a school lock-down during a shooting threat, a prison lock-down after a riot.
The word gained wide currency during the COVID-19 pandemic for government-imposed restrictions on movement and business: The city went into lock-down for three months.
Also spelled lockdown.
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- curfewMandated return time
- stay-at-homeNot one to travel
- shelter-in-placeRemain indoors for safety
- social distancingDeliberate interpersonal spacing
outbreak · restrictions · essential workers · flattening the curve · contact tracing · isolation · bubble · mask mandate
Legal detention in jail
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- detentionTemporary official holding
- custodyProtective care or control
- captivityState of being confined
cell · solitary · restraint · holding · internment · prison · jail · shackles
Planned crisis response procedure
- active shooterArmed person attacking people
- drillHole-boring device
- all-clearSignal danger has passed
- shelter-in-placeRemain indoors for safety
code red · evacuation · alert · perimeter · safety procedure
Complete sudden stop
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- cessationA full stopping
suspension · closure · stoppage · pause · disruption · interruption · hiatus · ban
Prescribed conduct rules
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- encryptionConverting data into code
- access controlRestricting resource availability selectively
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
firewall · password protection · biometrics · two-factor · intrusion detection · VPN · monitoring · safeguard
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- curfewMandated return time
- stay-at-homeNot one to travel
- shelter-in-placeRemain indoors for safety
social distancing · outbreak · restrictions · essential workers · flattening the curve · contact tracing · isolation · bubble · mask mandate · travel ban
imprisonment
Legal detention in jail
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- detentionTemporary official holding
- custodyProtective care or control
captivity · cell · solitary · restraint · holding · internment · prison · jail · shackles · ward
emergency protocol
Planned crisis response procedure
- active shooterArmed person attacking people
- drillHole-boring device
- all-clearSignal danger has passed
shelter-in-place · code red · evacuation · alert · perimeter · safety procedure
halt
Complete sudden stop
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
cessation · suspension · closure · stoppage · pause · disruption · interruption · hiatus · ban · embargo
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- encryptionConverting data into code
- access controlRestricting resource availability selectively
cybersecurity · firewall · password protection · biometrics · two-factor · intrusion detection · VPN · monitoring · safeguard · restricted access
lock-downfree movement
Unrestricted ability to travel
freedom of movement · freedom · open access · liberation · release
lock-downall-clear
Signal danger has passed
stand-down · business as usual · reopening · relaxation · de-escalation
lock-downreopening
Beginning operations again
opening up · free assembly · congregation · open society · normalcy
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